07 Jun IELTS Academic, Useful Vocabulary

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ABANDON: To give up completely – abandoned the sinking ship.

Synonyms: relinquish, forgo, forsake

ADVERSITY: Misfortune – calm in the face of adversity. Synonyms: affliction, mischance, reverses

AGGRESSIVE (noun: AGGRESSION. an unprovoked attack): self-assertive; attacking,

offensive – annoyed people by his aggressive attitude;

Synonyms: bumptious, officious, obtrusive

Antonyms: meek, humble, retiring, diffident

AMBIGUOUS: Uncertain, vague, capable of being inter- in more than one way – puzzled by the

ambiguous statement.

Synonyms: hazy, obscure, equivocal, dubious, nebulous Antonyms: explicit, unquestionable

APPREHENSIVE (verb: APPREHEND): Fearful – Being unprepared, John is apprehensive of

the examination.

ARTFUL: Sly; crafty – attained his mean objective by artful measures.

Synonyms: cunning, wily, adroit, ingenious, guileful

Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous, artless

ATTRIBUTE (verb): Assign -attributed his success to bard work. Synonym: ascribe (noun): An inherent quality -Generosity was his outstanding attribute.

BANTER: Good-natured teasing or ridicule-The two wits I exchanged banter, to the amusement of the audience.

BIASED: Prejudiced – misled by a biased point of view.

Synonyms: bigoted, arbitrary, partial, partisan Antonyms: disinterested, equitable

BIZARRE: Queer; unusual in appearance- bizarre clothes, outlandish in the extreme. Synonyms: odd, fantastic, grotesque, eccentric

CANDID (noun: CANDOR): Frank, outspoken; impartial a candid reply that could hardly be more forthright.

COLLUSION: Working together secretly for an evil purpose – acted in collusion to overthrow the government. Synonyms: collaboration, conspiracy, conniving, machination

COMPATIBLE: Harmonious; able, to get along together parted company because they were not compatible. 

Synonyms: congruous, consistent

Antonyms: incongruous, discordant, incompatible